diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index aa6cb6dcec41..48e388800f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -987,29 +987,32 @@ int ata_scsi_change_queue_depth(struct scsi_device *sdev, int queue_depth)
 	struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(sdev->host);
 	struct ata_device *dev;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int max_depth;
 
-	if (queue_depth < 1)
+	if (queue_depth < 1 || queue_depth == sdev->queue_depth)
 		return sdev->queue_depth;
 
 	dev = ata_scsi_find_dev(ap, sdev);
 	if (!dev || !ata_dev_enabled(dev))
 		return sdev->queue_depth;
 
-	max_depth = min(sdev->host->can_queue, ata_id_queue_depth(dev->id));
-	max_depth = min(ATA_MAX_QUEUE - 1, max_depth);
-	if (queue_depth > max_depth)
-		queue_depth = max_depth;
-
-	scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, MSG_SIMPLE_TAG, queue_depth);
-
+	/* NCQ enabled? */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
-	if (queue_depth > 1)
-		dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF;
-	else
+	dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF;
+	if (queue_depth == 1 || !ata_ncq_enabled(dev)) {
 		dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF;
+		queue_depth = 1;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 
+	/* limit and apply queue depth */
+	queue_depth = min(queue_depth, sdev->host->can_queue);
+	queue_depth = min(queue_depth, ata_id_queue_depth(dev->id));
+	queue_depth = min(queue_depth, ATA_MAX_QUEUE - 1);
+
+	if (sdev->queue_depth == queue_depth)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, MSG_SIMPLE_TAG, queue_depth);
 	return queue_depth;
 }